Telegram-herald., 1887-12-05
TALhAGE'S SERMON
sscsANEnTAL CAY SERVICE
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BaoeLTx, Dee 4-TAs = s.rran.snsal
a. Ia Brooklyn tahernacle. The zsors tkaa
sOC0 culnnnniczat n1eabers aad naany
s1ranEeEs froin al parts II lhs world make Il
I. assncraeLs sCsze. New a1s1nh<rs we're re-
ceisssi and sOa,e a tAezn we're baptlzsd tbs
uorninS.
Tia eonzrsxstisn. led BY organ and eornet,
AuE.
Bear dyizg Lsnb. thy precious blood
Stall aegef lose - gcser
TIL a. t2s faaso1asd church q Cod
Be kEEed - sla mora
TIE Rss. I. De WITH Taln.ags, d. D..
prsaGhsd His snbjest vas ''sala1stlon frosa
ths Chariot, a1d rs text II kings Z, Il. ia
thiCs heart rThtf
Men sometimes sag that though their lives
nzY rot he il4st Fi9aa. tae.r heart Is al rlghL
Imposnikls. A farrakF never puts the poorest
spples 90 top Of his barrel, nor dos the mer-
chant place tho nsanest goods Ia bis show
window The sest part II Us Is our outward
bfa. l 10 not stop 70 discuss whether We al
fen In Alan, for We have been our
own Adam, ana have al eaten Of the for
hiciden fruit. ard have been turned out Of tho
PARADISE q hog.less a-d peace. and though
The fa1ain9 sNerd that stood at the gate 70
behind 70 drive a. Ia, we ain not 90.
The Bible account OF us = not exaggerated
when II says that we ars poor and stretched
and miserabls snd bLnd aad naked Poors
ths wretch that stands shiyaring on our door
step-on a cold d4y is a0t 50 much IN need of
bread ss 80 are of spiritual help. Blind;
why, tie man whose eyes perished In ths
powder blast, and who for these ten years
has gone fseliag his way from strees 70 street,
4 oot ia such utter darlxnes< We Naked:
why. thsrs Is no. one rsg Of holiness left TO
hide the shame Of our sia- Sick: Why, the
lrprosy hAs es,tsn tato the head and the heart
aud the hAsds and ths feet, and tho maras-
mus OF an everlasting wasting away has a.
ready seized on sons cf -
But tho n,eanesf ,hines for anan 20 do Il 20
dscoarss about aa svil without pointing a
~ay % have Il remsdied | speak OF the
thirst Of your ho1 tongue only that | may
show you the living stream that DROPS crys-
talllne and sparkling from the Rock OF Ages,
snd pours a river of gladness A. your feet. X
sho~ you the rents ia your coat, 10 IS only
herauns ths door OF Gods wardrobe now
swings open. and here IS a robe, white with
tie deecs Of the Lamb OF God, and Of a cut
and make that an angel would not 90 ssharn-
al 20 wear. II snatch from You the black,
uaoldy bread that you are mCnching, 10 IS
only % give you the bread made out Of the
finest WHEAT Ehat grows on the celestial hills,
end ba1ed ia the 2res of the cross, and one
craulb OF which would be enough 70 make all
heaven a banquet Hear 70, one and al, and
tel IL 70 your friends when you 90 homo, taat
the Lord Jesus Christ can make the heart
right
FIRST We ue-rd n reocuting heart II for tho
last tn. twenty or forty yea-scf Life we have
bsen going on Ia tac wrong way, It Is time
that We turned arvtEsd and ssarsd IN the
opposite direction IL We of1end our friends
we are glad to apologize God IS our best
friend. ard yet how many Of US have never
soolorizesl Tor the wrongs We have done hlrnl
Again. we need a believing heart A good
many years aro . weary one went Up ono OF
ths hills of Asia Minor, and with two lOss OF
his back cried ozs 10 all the world. Offering
20 carry their sias and sorrows. They pur
sued .inL They slapped him IN thu face
They snocked him When he groansd they
groaned They shook their lists az him
They spit on him. They hounded him a
though be were Wild beast Ills healing oi
toe SICK. bis SIGHT giving % ths blind, h.
mercy % the ou1cist si.cnced not the revcnS'
Of the world. HIS prayers and bcredictiol'
wore lost in that whirlwiad Of exscration
Away with himl Away with hinl
Ali il was not merely the two pieces ot
wood ths. be carried; it was tho trunsgres
Sions Of the race, the anguish of the ases, th'
wrath of Cod. the sorrows 0f bell. ths stu
p~ndons irserssts Of sn unsnding eternity
80 w1ntler bis back bent. No wonder th'
blood started from every pore No wondci
that Re crooched under tortIIrs that ruad'
the sun faint, and tho everlasti-g hills trsm
bic. sad the dead rush up in their windin'
sheets as ho cried, ~ = be possible, let thu
Gun pass frs,rl me- But the cup did not pass
None to co1ulort
There hs hanrsi What has chat hans
dons that IL should 30 thus crushed Ia th'
pairn1 re has bean healinx the lsr1e ang
wipinx away tears What has that foot beeI
doinx that Il should Be 50 lsc.ratedi lt ha
been going about dong good. OF what hs
the victim been guiryf Guilty Of saving
world. TEL me. ~ heavens and earth. wa
fbere ever such another criminaii Wa
there ever such a criznef On tuat hill of car
mage. that aluioss day. anid those howlin.
rioters, usy cot your sins and mins hav'
psrishedl I believe L.
or. the rsnsom has been paid Those arm
of jesus were xfretcbed cut 50 wide that whel
he brought them together sgain they nigh
embrace the world Oh that / might out O
the blossoms a ths spring. or The aanlin'
foliage q the sutnmn. maze one wreath 20
my Lord, Oh. that ai the triumphal arche
sf thr world ccitld Be swung n one gateway
where ths King of Glory might come in
on. that al me harps and triupets and OF
gans q earthly music might. IN one anthem
SPEAK as prSisel
Ain. IN order 20 havs . right heart 4
un.t b. a forziving heart. IA cid writsl
~ws. TO render good Tor evil Is God Ike
r,rxf for i<ro.l = Easa hse. evil for good devi
Ekar Which II thess natsires have we
Christ VII have nothing 10 10 With us n
long a. ~ k-~p any old grudgs. We hsv'
Al b4an cheaf.-d ana ilel abou1 Tiers arr
pe-rpie Who Gisii<e "a 81 much fhst Il ~
should ccfne down - povef+y and disEracs
tbnv would sav. ~tfcod Cor kimi Didnt
teH ycu 80 They never haze unsierstoos
ss=. and never viii Tsey dc not understand
"a Unsarcti6e.i hurnso nature $aTs, Wsi
til v,,si ger = scoi crack Ct him. and when q
ia~t v,-ss md aim ia aght place, give it 9.
him Flaw Ann sbve. No quarter. Lssv'
act rsx 81 reputation jump ca him VII
bofh f-rs PAR nm ia his own coiE-- sarcasm
fvr ~,r-rx-a. s-crn For s-crn. sisuse for abuse
p,,t -,v frsrztls. shaf IL nes the right kind q
h~.~+ n, nan ever did - mean a tbins
A.-ara us a. ss haze 8cne toward God
Ana = -rs caunot for~ivp others, aow can ~
swn~rr Cis,f ~ fcrz1ve usf TliooSansis q rieE
Asv@ t.ren <ept oon CT hca~en ey an infer
rtrinr heart
anasr. = rirhr hsars = an svre-ssre hesT'
re~r o,s,r brssinees "a ~ buiiGlng sssties 3
ehs ar En5cv Wa rna nere row. Dou'
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